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As one might imagine, the two movies based on Stephen King's It are full of blood and death, and there are a lot of characters who die in It. While it's a decidedly morbid thought, death is the one thing that truly unites all people. Everyone dies eventually, but if one is lucky, that day comes at a very old age and with loved ones at their bedside. In the world of Stephen King, death often comes at the hands of a vampire, a demon, or a shape-shifting monster that takes the form of a clown named Pennywise.

Of all the fictional locales featured in King's novels and short stories, Derry, Maine, is near the top of the list of places no one should ever want to visit. Anyone who crosses its borders is a potential Pennywise casualty. While the clown usually targets kids, he doesn't always, as seen with Adrian Mellon.

The best Katie Douglas movies and TV shows include roles in comedies and dramas and some interesting biopics that have helped elevate her to stardom. Douglas started acting when she was six in theater productions, and her career became so serious that she ended up completing her education with a tutor so she could continue acting while finishing school. She also started acting in movies and TV shows around the same age and soon became a leading lady.

She hit her earliest level of success when she starred in the series Spooksville, which got her awards recognition, and then moved on to several other TV shows in both lead and recurring roles. Douglas also starred in two critically acclaimed true-crime films as a young actor, both of which earned her more awards recognition before she moved on to some major television roles in the 2020s. Throughout her career, she has...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the sci-fi action movie Riot Girls. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic from a screenplay written by Katherine Collins, Riot Girls has the following synopsis: In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.

The film stars Madison Iseman, Jenny Raven, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Munro Chambers, Atticus Mitchell, Carson MacCormac, Evan Marsh, Jordana Blake, Ajay Friese, Chris Mark, Robyn Alomar, Jake Sim,...

"It" is one of Stephen King's most beloved novels. The horror story has terrified readers since it debuted in 1986. "It" features some of the most disturbing moments that King has ever created, and that's no small statement. While the story itself is horrifying, "It" explores the lasting impact of childhood trauma. The coming-of-age elements make "It" one of King's most heartfelt stories. Children and adults can feel inspired by seeing the Losers' Club overcome their fears.

Given the book's popularity, a film adaptation was nearly guaranteed. "It" was first adapted as a two-part miniseries in 1990, starring Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown. The first episode showed the youthful adventures of the Losers' Club, and the second episode flashed forward to their time as adults. While there is a lot of nostalgia for the 1990 "It," the miniseries doesn't quite capture all the nuances that made the novel so beloved.

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Later this year, director Andres Muschietti will bring us the second and final chapter of his hit adaptation of Stephen King's It with It: Chapter 2. This new film will follow the continuing adventures of the Losers Club as they attempt to put Pennywise the killer clown into the ground for good once and all. This time around, the group of misfits must reunite as adults and thus all of the roles from the original film had to be recast. But how does one go about recasting a whole movie for its sequel? Well, director Andres Muschietti just let us all in on the thought process behind his choices, saying this.

"I wanted the adult Losers to be believable and that people believed that we're talking about the same people. It was a journey of finding and looking. I'm proud to say that all of the people I wanted in...

Stars: Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Jeni Ross, Lucas Jade Zumann, Rory McDonald, Katie Douglas, Jacob Batalon, Ian Alexander, Colin Ford, Jake Sim, Nicole Law, Karena Evans, Owen Teague, Maria Bello, Michael Cram | Written by Jesse Andrews | Directed by Michael Sucsy

Based on the 2012 novel by David Levithan, Every Day serves up an intriguing blend of science-fiction fantasy and Ya romance. The film’s unusual conceit comes with a side order of problematic plot points, but the script and the performances ensure that its positive central message wins out.

Directed by Michael Sucsy, the film centres on a spirit known only as “A”, who wakes up every day in a different body, a bit like Sam Beckett in TV’s Quantum Leap. The bodies are always the spirit’s age (around 16) and always within the same geographical area, and A is careful not to meddle too much in the lives of each person he inhabits.

Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, Jake Sim, Logan Thompson, Owen Teague, Jackson Robert Scott, Stephen Bogaert, Stuart Hughes | Written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman | Directed by Andy Muschetti

Stephen King’s bumper 1986 novel gets the fully-fledged cinematic treatment courtesy of Mama director Andy Muschietti, and screenwriters Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. It’s a rollicking ghost train of a teen horror; an overflowing toy box of shocker setpieces, jolting jump scares and pop culture allusions.

In keeping with the original story’s dual-timeline structure, this adaptation has relocated the childhood part of the story from the 1950s to the 1980s. (One could argue that the ‘80s has – in the quality of its idyllic nostalgia – now almost become the new ‘50s).

Understandably, Muschietti’s film will be regarded as a remake, given that its...

Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, Jake Sim, Logan Thompson, Owen Teague, Jackson Robert Scott, Stephen Bogaert, Stuart Hughes | Written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman | Directed by Andy Muschetti

A little boy and his bright yellow raincoat, chasing a runaway paper boat in the rain. A clown in the storm drain and a bright red balloon. Many will recall this sequence of events from a fondly-remembered 1990s TV miniseries starring Tim Curry as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. This isn’t that though, and little Georgie Denbrough is bloodily dismembered in the street, dragged down into the drain, where he’ll float too, with the balloons and the dead things…

It’s been 27 years since the television adaptation of Stephen King’s It. And now, true to the legend, Pennywise has resurfaced. This re-adaptation by Andy Muschetti takes the epic novel,...

Horror films often are treated as the red headed stepchild of the cinematic world. Whether it’s a lack of awards viability or just an absence of respect, it’s the genre treated the worst by Hollywood. This week, however, we have a major attempt at changing that with the release of It. The well regarded Stephen King book has only ever been tried on the small screen before, so this big screen outing is something new. That makes it part adaptation and part remake, but hardly a retread. Initially, this was even marked with a bit of prestige, which is rare. Now, the final product is not going to be nominated for any awards, but genre fans will likely flock to theaters in order to watch Pennywise the Clown terrorize the town of Derry. The film is, as just mentioned, a remake of the TV movie of the same name,...

Between the haunting music, vulnerable leads, and the otherworldly demon at its rotting core, all signs point to New Line and director Andy Muschietti serving up a potent dose of nightmare fuel with It, the forthcoming horror adaptation that’s poised to become the first in a two-part saga involving The Losers Club.

Situated in the quaint town of Derry, Maine, those like-minded freaks and geeks are about to band together in the face of true evil, and as you’ll see from today’s all-new stills – stills that come to us by way of Empire, with a tip of the hat to Cbm – Bill Skarsgård’s shape-shifting monstrosity is really the stuff of nightmares.

Couple this with the fact that Muschietti has vowed to deliver a no-holds-barred adaptation of the King classic and it’s small wonder why horror fans are beginning to tremble with excitement – a nervous excitement,...

Only 35 days separate the release of The Dark Tower and Andy Muschietti’s It reboot, and though the mere thought of two Stephen King adaptations in two months is enough to leave horror fans weak at the knees, yesterday brought forth a rather disconcerting report about The Dark Tower and the alleged hurdles it faced throughout proudction.

In short, it appears as though Nikolaj Arcel’s rendition of the King classic suffered from the ol’ “too many cooks in the kitchen” cliché, which really begs the question: can Sony’s Dark Tower movie prove the naysayers wrong and achieve box office success later this week? Or will it be dead on arrival?

Whatever the case, it’s emerged that Arcel’s fantasy epic, one that’s been angled as a continuation of King’s novel saga, stretches for 95 minutes in total. That’s a relatively lean runtime for such an ambitious project,...

If trailer views are any indication, the big screen adaptation of It is going to be a mammoth hit when it opens in September with little to no competition. It is shaping up to be the biggest horror movie of the year, and could pull in monster box office. Enough so that Hollywood will start making even more of these things. The first teaser for Pennywise's big theatrical debut arrived yesterday, and it was received overwhelmingly, with mostly positive reactions from everyone who watched it. But there was one big complete coming from horror fans. Why was that geyser of blood black? Well, there is a reason, and it won't appear that way when the movie opens in theaters.

Andr&#233s Muschietti did the impossible when he delivered his trailer for It. He didn't disappoint. And people were impressed. But some folks just couldn't get past that black goo flying out of Beverly Marsh's sink.